Bubok is a publishing house that provides any author all the tools and services needed to edit and publish his work in more than seven countries (in both digital and print format), with runs starting from a single copy. IN BUBOK â€“ You choose. You get full control of the editing and publishing process.– You win. You get an 80% of sales [...] Read more

The print cost of your book might vary depending on its format and the amount of copies you purchase. If you are interested in using our print on demand services (printing one copy at a time) these are the factors that will condition the final cost price of your book: â€Â¢ The number of pages.â€Â¢ The book’s format (check the available sizes [...] Read more

Would you like to sign up in Bubok? Here is the guide to create your account. You will see that it takes just a couple of steps. Enter Bubok.com. Once you're registered on this platform, you will no longer be required to register in other Bubok sites (Spanish, Mexican, Colombian sites...). An automatic account for each of them will be created. Once you are on the Bubok home page [...] Read more

Bubok's publishing wizard can process documents up to 10 Mb. If your book has a bigger size, follow the publishing process as usual, but in step 'file' upload a blank pdf. Then upload the correct file in our FTP.    Once you've uploaded your file to this application you must send an email to equipo@bubok.com stating your username (the email with which you [...] Read more

Our publishing process is very simple, however, here you will find some tips to solve any inconvenience that might come up. Why can’t I upload my book’s file? In the first step of the publishing process you will have to upload your book’s layout. The cover should not be included in this file.If you are trying to upload it but there's [...] Read more

To buy a book you can visit our bookstore. The rest of the process is clear and easy:1. Check our bookstore and look for the title you want to buy.  2. Once you're in the purchase page select the book's desired format.  Repeat steps 1 and 2 as many times as needed until you add to the cart all the desired titles.  3. The system will take you to [...] Read more

Are you interested in one of our bookstore’s titles but you have questions about the production and shipping times? Here you will find some answers. Production times Most of our books are printed on demand. This means that once a reader purchases a paper book we send the files to the printing house and the production period starts. It takes us up to 8 business days to [...] Read more

Full bleed cut off is used when you want the picture, drawing or color background to occupy the entire page of the book and avoid undesired white frames.  To achieve this effect, you have to increase the size of your book's pages half centimeter per side. Meaning that your file should measure 0.5cm more to the right, left, up and down side. For example, if you want your book [...] Read more

What is an intellectual property license? It is a document that recognizes your property rights and states which rights you keep and which ones you authorize others to use. You can obtain it signing your work at any intellectual property register. Do I have to sign my work at an intellectual property register? This is a voluntary procedure in which you declare your authorship [...] Read more

You can publish your book in the following formats. Choose the one you prefer or use them all so that your readers are able to decide how to enjoy your content.  Print book Thanks to print on demand (POD) you can publish your book in this format, from just one copy runs. You will be able to sell it and print it in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and [...] Read more

With millions of books for readers to choose from, your cover can be a sales pitch. In Bubok we offer professional cover design and correction services so that your book stands out. Our Digital Pack, Total Edition Pack and Editorial Project Pack also includes the cover design service. If you prefer to design your own [...] Read more

The sale of your books  can generate economic profits in your favor. We will now explain how they are calculated and when you can perceive them.  How do I calculate the profits from my books's sales? The benefit you get for each sold copy is calculated by subtracting the print cost to the book's sellig price.  Bubok will let you know the cost price of [...] Read more

 For a book to enter the library system must have the following requirements:-Should have a ISBN, DL and  Barcode.-The cover has to be correct, it must be verified by Bubok.-It must have a correct layout.-It must have an appropriate price (minimum production cost multiplied by 1.5 to cover the 30% of discount).If you miss any of these requirements the book will be rejected from the [...] Read more

If you want to talk to other Bubok users, discuss their books, exchange your views and learn more about them, we have a series of tools at your disposal.  How to send private messages  To send a private message to another user you need to log in with your username and password. Go to the author's public page and click on 'send me a message'. Then you will [...] Read more

It is very important to complete your author page in Bubok because it contains information about you and your book. It also works as a cover letter to any reader that checks your site.  To configure it, you just need to follow these steps: 1. Log in with with your username and password. Once inside your author panel, click on the link 'your Bubok [...] Read more

Yes, this is possible thanks to our intercountry publication tool. Inter country publication is designed to give your work a maximum visibility, expanding its presence in other countries. Currently, Bubok has digital libraries in Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Portugal and Spain. How to activate the intercountry publication for my book? 1. Enter Bubok and access your author [...] Read more

The public page of your book allows readers to buy it. It also contains your book's data. It is the main information point about your work. Along with the cover, possibly this is a key for readers to decide whether to purchase a copy. This page can be configured during the publication process, in the step "data".Write the title of the work and complete the field author. If there are [...] Read more

To ease the buying process as much as possible, Bubok offers different payment options for you to choose the one that best fits your needs. · Credit card. This application supports VISA and Mastercard payments. You just need to fill your credit or debit card numbers, the CVV (3 numbers displayed behind) and the expiration date. If you choose this payment option, the amount of the [...] Read more

To check how your profits are calculated click here.  â€Â¢ Where can I see the benefits I get from the sale of my books?In Bubok your main panel, which you access with your username and password, you have a tab that says "order history". There are recorded all orders that have been made of your books, through which channel have been sold and when the sale [...] Read more

Through this page, we want to solve any questions you may have once you have purchased books or services in our website. â€Â¢ I made a purchase. What happens now?Once we receive the payment we will send you a confirmation e-mail with your order number.If you bought a book, you will also receive a link to track your order. There you will be able to check when the order is sent to [...] Read more

You can determine how to manage your book’s rights, and this will impact on how other people and institutions can use your work. For example, you can reserve all rights or allow others to publish and distribute your work, as long as they do not obtain profits. Here are the four basic rights that you should manage when you sign your work in an intellectual property register. [...] Read more

What is the Legal Deposit? The Legal Deposit (LD) is the deposit of several copies of a publication in libraries, in order to collect a country's cultural heritage. The legal deposit is the way for the conservation of the cultural memory of a country and a way for ensuring access to information. How is the LD processed? It involves assigning a number and deposit four hard [...] Read more

The last two processes before publishing your book's layout are generating a PDF and embeding your fonts in it. Here we will explain how to succesfully fulfill these two processes starting from a Word document, the most used format by independent authors who are not professional designers. Remember that Bubok offers you our publishing services if you prefer to leave this tasks [...] Read more

In Bubok we do not require exclusivity to our writers, and there is no fixed term for publishing. You can take your book off our platform whenever you want, or publish it in several bookstores.  We remind you that, through Bubok, your work can be easily distributed in hundreds of online bookstores. Sell your e-book in Bubok as well as in Casadellibro.com, Amazon, [...] Read more

In Bubok we offer a series of editing and publishing packs that will give your work a professional and personalized finish. If you want to hear a proposal, send us your material and complete the following form. We will get back to you as soon as possible.   The possibilities are endless: we work with customized services, ranging from the layout, cover and ISBN to several [...] Read more

You can use any word processor in order to lay out your book. Professional layout softwares are advisable if you can use them. Check our Word Office templates to ease this process. Remember that we offer professional layout services to give your book a customized finish.  Here are some basic recommendations: â€Â¢Ã‚ No matter what software you use for laying out [...] Read more

There are two types of publishing contracts in Bubok. These contracts are signed at the time you accept the terms of use of Bubok. You can check them here. The registration page is therefore binding and equivalent to a contract between author and publisher. The difference between the two contractual arrangements depends on whether your work is publicly available or if it is not visible. [...] Read more

What is an ISBN? The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is an identification number that allows publishers, librarians and booksellers to locate a book, make it more visible and ease its identification. Moreover, it contains some of its features, such as size, price, number of pages, finish, release date, format and publishing house.  When should I order and [...] Read more